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Sep 2023
1h 27m

The Backwards Law: Stop Chasing Happines...

Impact Theory
About this episode

Welcome to Impact Theory! I’ve got an exciting two-part episode for today with the intriguing, at-times controversial, Gad Saad. 

Known for his controversial views and unique approach to life, Gad believes that happiness is not an end goal but a byproduct of specific behaviors. He shares his insights and views of why the path to happiness is sometimes controversial when truth and authenticity are your highest values. Though this has led to death threats, Gad Saad, a renowned author, YouTuber, and award-winning professor who asserts that happiness is not a destination, but a byproduct of specific behaviors.

“The only road to individual dignity and sustained existential happiness is to adopt an ethos of personal agency. You are the ultimate architect of your own happiness, so get to work.” 

-Gad Saad

We open the door for deeper conversation as Gad explores our need for intellectual variety, operating from a non-fractured personality, and being truly antifragile in the sense of being able to handle opposing views and beliefs.

Stay tuned for the second part of this compelling discussion as we start digging how an absurd amount of failure and rejections translate into happiness.


Follow Gad Saad:

Website: https://www.gadsaad.com/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GadSaad 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorgadsaad/ 


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